Mount Lawley - Western Australia - Australia

Was a member here for over a decade so it is difficult to review since I have seen the good and the bad, and have not been there in a few years.

I’ll keep it short and sweet, it’s no where near as exciting as WA Golf Club, and unless things have changed, it’s never in as good of a condition. When MLGC IS in good condition (rate over the last decade), it’s couch fairways are second only to LKCC and it’s greens have the potential to be the best in the whole state.

I have played WAGC 30+ times and never been bored, Mt Lawley, and maybe it’s because I was there for so long, has 1 or 2 exciting holes and the rest are just a bit meh.

Heaps of cool members here though, and honestly quite a friendly club of people that I can’t speak ill of as they gave me many chances when I let them down, so your welcome will be a warm one, there’s just 20 other courses that in WA that I think are better.

Last time I played at Mt Lawley was some time ago in the Mt Lawley Classic and was really impressed with the course and the set up. Some very challenging holes and with lots of sand you must be very precise with your game when playing there.

I found that the greens and fairways was always in great condition, and the entire layout is a really good test

I recently spent a weekend playing the two day Mount Lawley Classic, an awesome tournament on a good golf course. Mount Lawley's layout is the real test, whether it is a well placed tree, the multitude of bunkers or the length of some holes, when you add the Perth wind into the mix you really do have course that is delight to play and a challenge to get round.

The days I played the course was in excellent condition, the fairways were green and lush which is a real challenge in the Perth summer heat. The ball ran nicely and the slight nuances in the layout on the fairways can have two similarly hit balls ending up in very different places. With lots of bunkers on the course being able to use an iron or wedge successfully out of the sand is a bonus, from my experience it was best not to end up in one.

Then you have the greens, most were a decent size and an errant ball could leave you with a 15m plus putt, though not the fastest I have ever played on but still quick enough to pose a test to most golfers. If you can get onto Mount Lawley (it is a Private Club) then I recommend taking the time to see who would win, you or the course!

Mount Lawley is the sleeper of the Western Australian golf scene.This course is fantastic, great fun, great use of natural land, good layout and direction of holes.

The course was presented well when I played and was / is in the midst of an upgrade.

Though I thought the bunkering was good it could always be great and hopefully the same sand used at Cottesloe can be put in here.

Some excellent par 4s here with the 2nd and 7th coming to mind,2nd has a blind landing area plus dogleg and the 7th has a dogleg right with good bunkering surrounding the green. The downhill Par 3s at 13 and 15 are deceiving to say the least with pin positions being tough to get to.

Very welcoming private club.

S. T

Competes with Cottesloe for title of the worst course on the best land in Perth.Good bones of a layout, but butchered by amateurish and architecture. Bunkers and greens so bad as to be almost funny. I was annoyed at the first two holes, but then we settled and rather enjoyed the excitement of what architectural abomination waited around the next corner. Will be studied for years to come as example of why committees should not be allowed to design golf courses - god knows how many millions of members funds were wasted.